8 G: H2 P' A4 WM：What? I don't believe her. That story sounds sketchy. ' Q) J* m3 f- | ' k' x3 r# I$ W8 WL：你说听起来什么？你不信小陈说的话？ $ I( r$ @2 m, h" Q ) f8 D7 j0 r8 W) R7 {$ o, GM：That's right. I said her story is "sketchy" . That means it is suspicious and cannot be trusted.1 |" }! e# e2 G1 |" F. Y
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j8 Y, Z2 V" J0 m' D6 m5 S+ kM： Well, for one thing, the police usually don't care about visas. They are too busy looking for serious criminals. . @" E$ F; `6 l5 N. Q/ ^& g! F! u
L：嗯，对呀，警察抓罪犯还忙不过来呢，他们才不管签证呢！移民局的人才是管签证的。这么说来，小陈的话是有点可疑，sketchy。 8 R' h/ H" A4 t H) j# `& M 3 W5 m1 L- r6 C2 F) L% r: @M：Also, I don't think the police or immigration officers would go to your house. That sounds very sketchy. + F& j( r& \7 x 4 \& Z1 t7 `# `- o) aL： 对，Michael， 你可真行呐！ 要是签证有问题，移民局一般会先给我一封信，他们才不会到家去找我呢。这真是越说越不可信了。: f4 l9 i( C$ \, K: c) r
8 h& C0 U* p, X. ]( {6 e' {M：But if you want to know what's really sketchy, you should remember what day it is. % q. ?* B8 X% V% `! p( P+ K, L0 r
L：今天是什么日子呀？噢。。。今天是四月一号愚人节！ 哟，我的老天爷呀，我没想到小陈会跟我开这个玩笑。 2 J& m% g0 [3 T4 P- X# v- @# k3 z% `5 n/ y$ l7 v4 R8 Y
M：Heh heh, your roommate is pretty sketchy too, if you ask me. # U& U- Q+ Y8 s, S6 Y5 @/ `7 z# L: z3 P( `
L：等等，你也能说一个人sketchy? 你觉得小陈这个人不太可信？对，她的话确实是靠不住。上星期在聚会上见到的那个人，死跟着我不放，楞要送我回家，我能不能说，that guy was very sketchy? / D& `" Z# f* N) o& E6 }" W& G' B
M：Yes, that guy was very sketchy. You have to be careful around sketchy people like that. 8 ~3 N8 e* j( F$ i* R2 G1 b5 |' w, p) f J- d) C
L：对了，我得打电话告诉小陈我没上她的当， 借你的手机用一用，行吗？ 8 o7 t: r) t* e) I: w1 a) K6 s3 |* f) `6 f
M：Sure! , G! K9 q5 i" ?! c/ X* h4 h. w- ]8 i) ~8 a9 A
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L：我告诉她我很生气，我不想再跟她住在一起了，我告诉她我要搬出去和她哥哥同居了。嘿，她好象真相信我说的话！* d7 B9 M4 `! b7 Q( B( ^! `: Y
( q: \5 r+ K4 F% H( U% P4 a/ y$ b9 `M：She believed that? She is such a sucker! " ?/ S8 w" b. [8 j. o7 G - N7 I* v, [# N0 y c. \6 bL：她是什么？你是说她sketchy，是吗？ + _7 D2 ^& h: b6 f' P8 G; ^+ T$ Y1 G8 _4 n% v+ G: M
M：No, no... a sucker is someone who believes people who lie to her, and can be easily tricked .+ Q1 [4 n8 Y; [7 M% z* }* A2 e
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L：Sucker这个词我在学校里经常听到，可就不是太清楚究竟是什么意思。原来sucker 是指很容易上当，很轻信别人的人。我一开始相信了小陈的话，那我不就是个sucker咯！ 4 H4 z; n7 g* I1 ^2 n6 T0 l& c 5 @) u: ] l! M" DM：Sure, everyone is a sucker at one time or another..." ]3 v! g$ v3 t1 y5 D* r7 {
_3 Y# n" }( j5 m& SL：那倒是的，每个人有时难免会当傻瓜。我记得你在电脑上收到很多电子邮件的广告，说你可以在家工作赚很多钱，当时你还很相信这些广告呢。You were such a sucker! N* x. |% Z; U9 E7 h- [. o1 P3 Y / o9 P i( L qM： Hey, my phone is ringing. Li Hua, it's for you. I think it's your roommate. S& Y* ~; R" s9 b( L6 {$ K9 j; p% ] J
L：是小陈？让我跟她说话。 (李华接电话)是呀！我不管你告诉他什么。我们相爱，我们要同居。什么？我不管你说什么，我不要跟骗我的人住在一起。 (关电话)$ n$ [- V3 m0 B2 L" \" {, @+ t: X
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L：对，他跟她哥哥通完了电话，但是还相信我要和她哥哥同居了。我看我还是给她打个电话告诉她我是在开玩笑吧，否则她会把我的东西从窗子里都扔掉的。 t) t& `; w+ f3 N. [4 T% A: G4 y. ^
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